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bite

[bahyt] / baɪt /
NOUN
injury from biting or stinging
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NOUN
mouthful of food
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STRONGEST


NOUN
pungency; stinging sensation
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STRONG
WEAK
tastelessness
NOUN
allotment
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STRONG




VERB
take a chance
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Example Sentences

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“That fish is going to come up, and it’s going to bite the heck out of you.”

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

“This one is definitely going to bite consumers,” Mike Reid, head of U.S. economics at RBC Capital Markets, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch Sep. 16, 2026

As the high cost of living continues to bite in the US, many of the biggest cities are seeing their populations fall, as people leave in search of cheaper property.

From BBC Sep. 14, 2026

She advised a customer about treating a bug bite, helped a man wire money and cajoled a city worker about getting a sidewalk repair.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

“Pixies don’t bug you unless you’re near gold. They definitely don’t bite unless you have gold. Lots of it.”

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Spread mainly by midge bites, the virus was confirmed in a sheep in Cornwall in September 2025.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

Plus, mac and cheese grows up as Barilla bites on healthier Goodles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

This weekend, leave the predictable bag of chips behind and win the cookout with thrilling bites from Thailand, Canada, and even … Pennsylvania.

From Slate Sep. 4, 2026

In a typical rattlesnake season, which lasts from April to October, there’s an average of 290 to 390 bites annually statewide, according to the California Poison Control System.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

It was impossible to sleep because I was so cold and swollen with pixie bites.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

At times, this makes the humble viewer feel a bit like a guinea pig in a focus group; the audience’s reactions are integral to measuring the film’s success.

From Salon Sep. 19, 2026

I’m grateful a little bit of Bob’s glamour sits happily on my Barbie shelf at home.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 19, 2026

If you think he is different from other people you’ve gone out with, putting in a bit more time and money to get to know him might be worth it.

From MarketWatch Sep. 19, 2026

They pushed him to be a bit more introspective.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 19, 2026

Her voice goes up a bit at the end, like it’s a question.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

A surfer in his fifties was rushed to hospital on Monday after being bitten by a shark in Western Australia, the state government and local ambulance service said.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

“Wouldn’t someone bitten or scratched 3 months ago already be rabid and possibly even dead?” another visitor posted.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

That radioactive spider that transformed Peter Parker into Spider-Man could have bitten the class moron just as easily.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

Incidents of sharks biting humans are incredibly rare, but at least three influencers have been bitten by the animals in less than a year.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

“OWW!” he said, putting the finger I’d just bitten into his mouth.

From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth

To distract the dog from biting them, they said, they fed it cereal they’d taken from a neighboring house where Yakeschi’s aunt lived.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Shrinking storage levels and rising Chinese demand are biting as markets increasingly anticipate an indeterminate block to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Atmosphere is integral to the film’s success, fashioning the quiet landscape of wintry Upper East Side Manhattan into an ambience far warmer than the biting New York cold.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2026

Sir Tony Blair wrote that "PMQs was the most nerve wracking, discombobulating, nail biting, bowel moving, terror inspiring, courage draining experience in my prime ministerial life, without question".

From BBC Sep. 2, 2026

I wait for her to catch up, biting the inside of my cheek.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera




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